One of the key advantages of PC gaming is the ability to mod your favorite game into something weird and new. Elden Ring is no different. Here are the best mods for the open-world game so far.
Note: Some of these mods might get you banned from online play, so we recommend trying them out in offline mode.
The easiest way to do this is to set Steam to offline mode, or simply disable your internet. Also, always back up your files before trying out mods. This advice applies to any game, not just Elden Ring.
#7: Pause the Game
Published just a few days after the game launched, Pause the Game does exactly what it says on the tin: It lets you actually stop the game in its tracks. You can even customize the button that pauses (the default is P, of course.)
#6: Easy mode
Elden Ring already offers a lot of ways to make the game easier, but modder Odashikonbu decided to take things one step further with his "easy mode" mod. It reduces damage taken, makes your attacks do more damage, and even boosts the amount of runes you gain.
#5: Elden Ring randomizer
Gaming modders love their randomizers, and Elden Ring has one too. You can use it to randomize the items you pick up from corpses, slain enemies, and the like.
#4: Swordsmanship
This is a small mod that swaps animations for most of the sword-type weapons in the game, including katanas. More notably, it also adds a "timed block" mechanic which allows you to avoid all damage from perfectly-timed blocks, similar to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
#3: Elden Reshade/Unlock the Framerate
These are two similar but distinct visual mods that might improve your experience, especially on stronger machines. Check out this clip from Ultra High Gaming. Elden Reshade adds more intense HDR effects to the game, and the other unlocks the game's fixed framerate.
It's not quite out yet, but if you want to try out an early prototype, you'll need to support LukeRoss's RealVR Patreon at the $10 level. That also gives you access to his other VR mods, including one for Red Dead Redemption 2. Not a bad value.
#1: Elden Ring Reforged
By far the most ambitious Elden Ring mod to date, Reforged overhauls the game at a basic mechanical level. There's an entire lengthy Google Doc of changes, but overall, it boosts many of the game's weaker weapons and spells, fixes some of the jankier hitboxes, and even adds optional difficulty settings and the like.